From Philip Webb, University of Toronto
Feedback seems to have been fed a line and swallowed it, including sinker
(12 January).
“Aptronym” is not in the Oxford English Dictionary, nor is
there any Greek word resembling “aptros”. The Greek words for “apt” or
“suitable” are epitedeios or oikeios, but even better is
axios, which means “worthy”. So the best neologism for names which
match occupations is “axionyms”, and the best for your concept “nominative
determinism” is “axionymy”. These aren’t in the OED either, but at
least they are well-formed.
